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according to the historical background document, the literary period during which this play was written is named for
question 1 options:
queen elizabeth
queen victoria
queen anne
queen catherine
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according to monday’s video, oscar wilde wrote this play to be set in london during “the present,” which for him was when?
question 2 options:
1680s
1760s
1890s
1920s
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according to monday’s video, the historical background document, and the literary terms & dramatic devices to know pdf, this play concerns itself mostly with the behaviors and dealings of the
question 3 options:
lower class
middle class
upper class
royalty
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according to the historical background document, english society during this time in history is known for its
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strict morals and traditional domestic roles
revolutionary approach to gender behavior
focus on humor and wit
lack of rules or standards
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according to the literary terms & dramatic devices to know pdf, oscar wilde uses a specific literary device to set the tone of the importance of being earnest. which literary device dominates the plot development of this play?
question 5 options:
stage directions
satire
metaphor
asides
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according to monday’s video, oscar wilde was born in what country?
question 6 options:
ireland
england
scotland
wales
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according to monday’s video, both john (jack) and algernon (algy) pretend to be another person named
question 7 options:
tom
william
ernest
george
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according to the historical background document, what is a topic of conversation that should be off limits for courting men and women?
question 8 options:
marriage
religion
politics
money
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according to the literary terms & dramatic devices to know pdf, are meant to be instructions in the text of a play.
question 9 options:
scenes
stage directions
dialogues
directors
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according to the literary terms & dramatic devices to know pdf, what is the general term for a difference between expectation and outcome?
question 10 options:
aside
characterization
hyperbole
irony
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